Pray Without Ceasing

Pray Without Ceasing

Introduction

“I Will Be With You”

In Authority - Matt. 28:20

Matthew 28:20 NKJV

teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

In Our Hearts - Eph. 3:14-21

Ephesians 3:14–21 NKJV

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Abide In Him - John 6:56; 1 John 3:24, 4:13

John 6:56 NKJV

He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.

1 John 3:24 NKJV

Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

1 John 4:13 NKJV

By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

Jesus Will Walk by Our Side

In Newness of Life with Him - Rom. 6:4

Romans 6:4 NKJV

Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

In the Light With Him - 1 John 1:7

1 John 1:7 NKJV

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Give Your All to Jesus

All your Heart, Soul, Mind, Strength - Deut. 10:12; Mark 12:30

Deuteronomy 10:12 NKJV

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Mark 12:30 NKJV

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

Your “All” - Ecc. 12:13

Ecclesiastes 12:13 NKJV

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.

“Whole duty of man”

All your heart

All your effort

This IS our purpose.

Pray Without Ceasing 1 Thess. 5:17-18

1 Thessalonians 5:17–18 NKJV

pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

An Ongoing Habit/State of Prayer

Create habits - Dan. 6:10

Daniel 6:10 NKJV

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

Can help get you started, or keep you going

Talk to God Anytime

Pray Always - Eph. 6:18

Ephesians 6:18 NKJV

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

Even when you don’t know what to say - Rom. 8:26

Romans 8:26 NKJV

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Conversations are two-sided - Rom. 10:17; John 10:27

Romans 10:17 NKJV

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

John 10:27 NKJV

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

Hear AND do - James 1:22-25, Luke 11:28

James 1:22–25 NKJV

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

Luke 11:28 NKJV

But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

You will find it easier to talk to God regularly when you hear from Him regularly too!

Conclusion

If Jesus is always with us, we can talk to Him anytime.

Listen to Him as you hear His word.

Talk to Him like He’s right beside you.

Without ceasing, all the time.